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Hitchcock's Cryptonymies Hitchcock's Cryptonymies Volume I. Secret Agents Volume II. War Machines Volume I. Secret Agents Hitchcock's Cryptonymies Tom Cohen University of Minnesota Press Minneapolis • London Copyright 2005 by the Regents of the University of Minnesota All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Published by the University of Minnesota Press 111 Third Avenue South, Suite 290 Minneapolis, MN 55401-2520 http://www.upress.umn.edu Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Cohen, Tom, 1953- Hitchcock's cryptonymies / Tom Cohen. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8166-4205-2 (hc : alk. paper) — ISBN 0-8166-4206-0 (pb : alk. paper) 1. Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980—Criticism and interpretation. 2. Spy films—History and criticism. 3. War films—History and criticism. I. Title. PN1998.3.H58C62 2005 791.4302'33—dc22 2005001127 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper The University of Minnesota is an equal-opportunity educator and employer. 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 For Helen Elam This page intentionally left blank Contents Acknowledgments ix Preface xi Introduction: The Blind of Ocularcentrism 1 Part I. Police, Criminals, and the Mediatric State 1. The Avenging Fog of Media: The Lodger as Host 19 2. A User's Guide to Hitchcock's Signature Systems 44 3. Espionage in the Teletechnic Empire 65 4. Blackmail in the Universal Reading Room 76 Part II. The Spies' Post Office 5. The Archival Wars of "Old Man R" 97 6. The Slave Revolt of Memory: R to the Power of Gamma 110 7. Contretemps: Secret Agency in the Chocolate Factory 127 8. Animation Blackout: The Sabotage of Aura 145 Part III. State of the Image 9. Solar Fronts: Politics of the Post-Enlightenment 165 10. Zarathustran Hitchcock 184 11. Extraterritoriality: An In-House Affair at the Embassy of Ao 193 Coda: Exploding Cameos 239 Notes 249 Index of Films 283 This page intentionally left blank Acknowledgments This work was originally proposed by Douglas Armato during a luncheon discussion a number of years ago. Over the long interim, he reengaged its development and provided invaluable support. This book and the com- panion volume, Hitchcock's Cryptonymies, Volume II. War Machines, owe their existence to his interest and patience. Many others also influenced the course of this project with their intellectual and personal support. I would like particularly to thank Helen Elam, to whom this volume is dedicated in esteem and friendship. Among others whose stimulus and work have nourished this project, I am indebted to Barbara L. Cohen, Eduardo Cadava, Werner Hamacher, Mike Hill, Geoff Manaugh, J. Hillis Miller, Avital Ronell, Henry Suss- man, Ivana Tieman, McKenzie Wark, and Jennifer Wesley for her as- sistance and criticisms. I also thank Vice President William Hedberg of the University at Albany, State University of New York, for university support dur- ing the period of composition. Finally, my gratitude to the copy editor of this book for her patience and intimate work with the manuscript, and to Laura Westlund for her oversight and support on the logistics of production. ix
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